- Singer-songwriter
- Indie
- Electronic pop
- Alternative pop
- Soul pop
- Funk
- Post-britpop
Comment: The Womb is Alan Driscoll, the
singer-songwriter of English heritage who is living in Melbourne, Australia
recently. He has issued a raft of albums and compilations (more than 20 issues
in all) under his own imprint Danielle Records (some of the them have been issued in liaison with the Swedish imprint 23 Seconds) since 1998. At Joni`s Weird Chords lyrical side he is
speaking about women/mistresses/sex partners, alcohol, drugs thereby depicting the vicious life course
of one person. Musically as usual he likes to sing in a slightly oppressed,
half-singing, half-chanting way which at times is backed up by soulful female
voices (Cameron Pikò, Regina Eylward-Pikò, and Claire Jeddou) and sublime funk
rhythms, austere yet convincing indie touch and suggestive soul pop arrangements.
The cover print is highly appealing due to an erotically depicted female person and fish stocking and leather gloves and on the contrary conveying hidden persona through a
campy element of disguise. If have never heard The Womb`s music and searching
for some comparison points and have previously experienced some amiableness
against Jarvis Cocker (Pulp), and Nick Currie (Momus) then you should give it a
try. On the whole, although it might not be the best issue by Alan Driscoll, it
provides a corroborant listening experience to your soul and mind. It is one of
the albums in the list of pre-eminent issues out of 2015.